इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धिरस्याधिष्ठानमुच्यते |
एतैर्विमोहयत्येष ज्ञानमावृत्य देहिनम् ||३-४०||
indriyāṇi mano buddhirasyādhiṣṭhānamucyate . etairvimohayatyeṣa jñānamāvṛtya dehinam ||3-40||
।।3.40।। इन्द्रियाँ, मन और बुद्धि इसके निवास स्थान कहे जाते हैं; यह काम इनके द्वारा ही ज्ञान को आच्छादित करके देही पुरुष को मोहित करता है।।
3.40 इन्द्रियाणि the senses? मनः the mind? बुद्धिः the intellect? अस्य its? अधिष्ठानम् seat? उच्यते is called? एतैः by these? विमोहयति deludes? एषः this? ज्ञानम् wisdom? आवृत्य having enveloped? देहिनम् the embodied.Commentary If the abode of the enemy is known it is ite easy to kill him. So Lord Krishna like a wise army general points out to Arjuna the abode of desire so that he may be able to attack it and kill it ite readily.
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।3.40।।ज्ञानको आच्छादित करनेवाला होनेके कारण जो सबका वैरी है वह काम कहाँ रहनेवाला है अर्थात् उसका आश्रय क्या है क्योंकि शत्रुके रहनेका स्थान जान लेनेपर सहजमें ही उसका नाश किया जा सकता है। इसपर कहते हैं इन्द्रियाँ मन और बुद्धि यह सब इस कामके अधिष्ठान अर्थात् रहनेके स्थान बतलाये जाते हैं। यह काम इन आश्रयभूत इन्द्रियादिके द्वारा ज्ञानको आच्छादित करके इस जीवात्माको नाना प्रकारसे मोहित किया करता है।
3.40 The organs, mind, and the intellect are said to be its abode. This one diversely deludes the embodied being by veiling Knowledge with the help of these.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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